Metrically, it's known as the 11.43x23mm for marketing/military nomenclature purposes.
The bullet itself has a diameter of 11.5mm/.452 inches.
If you fire a .45 caliber bullet at a paper target, it will leave a .45 inch hole.
No, it won't fit. The .45 caliber bullet is 0.45" in diameter; the .30 caliber bullet is .15" smaller. The brass is different size too.
Anywhere from $50 to $25,000. Depends on which gun. Caliber 45 refers to the size of the bullet, and nothing else.
11.43 millimeters
Noop. an M16 fires a 5.56mm (or .223 caliber) bullet. A .45 caliber shoots a bullet that is ~11.43mm.
The maximum effective range of a .45 caliber bullet is approximately 120 meters.
The .45 caliber bullet is not used in a sniper rifle.
NO!!! DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS!!!
Caliber refers to the diameter of a bullet. A bullet for a .38 Special is actually .357 inches across, and for a .45 auto, about .451 inches. The 45 bullet will be wider, and usually heavier. Please note that this is only the BULLET, which is the projectile. The CARTRIDGE (case, primer, powder, bullet) of the two are different size, shape, design and weight. There also is the .45 Colt bullet (often referred to as a .45 Long Colt). This is about the same diameter as the .45 auto but has a longer cartridge than the .45 auto or 38 Special.
Yes, a 45 caliber bullet is bigger than a 40 caliber bullet. A .45 is0.45 inches wide in diameter and a .40 is 0.4 inches in diameter.
Caliber refers to the diameter of a bullet (bullet is the part of a cartridge that is fired out of the gun). A .223 caliber bullet is .223 inches across. It is normally used as a rifle cartridge. a .45 caliber bullet is more than twice as wide as a .223, and is usually used in pistols. The .223 is lighter- it weighs about 1/4 of a .45 bullet, and they are different shapes- .223 is usually pointed, the .45 is rounded.
Yes, any bullet of any caliber can be lethal.